Air Traps

Remove Condensate from Compressed AirJA series / G8

Overview

In today's world of automation, compressed air is used in many industries including high-precision machinery and instrumentation. After air is compressed it is cooled by an after-cooler or in a receiver tank, where condensate is formed from water droplets in the air.

This condensate also occurs in compressed air distribution piping, leading to rust and fluctuation in high-precision machinery, as well as causing a reduction in product quality.

Features

Long Service Life

The hinge-less free float has only one moving part, allowing for simple operation. With infinite sealing surfaces, the free float does not suffer from concentrated wear, maintaining initial performance quality over a long time period.

Rubber Valve Seat for Tight Sealing

Valve Seat Cleaning Mechanism

Equipped with an external plunger unit, blockage caused by oils and/or scale can be easily eliminated.

The valve seat cleaning mechanism enables removal of scale and other debris from the orifice. Debris is forcibly removed when the needle pierces through the blocked orifice, simultaneously pushing the float off its seat. This mechanism may help save time by removing light debris that causes blockage without having to completely disassemble and reassemble the air trap for maintenance.

Applications

Applications by Series

JA series

Discharge of condensate in air lines (end of piping after receiver tanks, after coolers, etc.)

Small compressed air lines (JA3D, JA3)

Medium compressed air lines (JA5)

Larger compressed air lines (JA7, JA8)

G8

Designed to discharge high viscosity condensate, such as when oil is mixed in with the condensate

Application Drawings

Air traps automatically discharge condensate that has entered the trap body. However, air can remain trapped within the body and completely block discharge (a problem known as "air binding"). A balancing line can be installed to remediate this problem.